Discourse #20/Dada/Surrealism Dada: “I am interested in ideas, not merely visual products

Discourse #20/Dada/Surrealism Dada: “I am interested in ideas, not merely visual products.” -Marcel Duchamp Surrealism: “One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality and this is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.” Salvador Dali The Photographs below were taken during my visit to the Salvador Dali Museum where Dali and his wife resided. This is the famous cove seen in his painting, The Persistence of Memory. This photograph is of the famous Dali house and museum. It looks out to the cove in the photograph above. The Persistence of Memory “If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream.” -Rene Magritte Grape Harvest Assignment: Study the two paintings above, The Persistence of Memory by the Spanish Surrealist painter, Salvador Dali and Grape Harvest by the Belgium Surrealist painter, Rene Magritte. Define Surrealism. How is each painting above a reflection of the times in which it was painted and the Surrealism Movement? Each artist has his own style in depicting Surrealism, explain as you describe each painting. (One page) Please view the link below and the Surrealist Links Page before doing the assignment.